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Post by azshaun on Jan 12, 2017 22:13:31 GMT -5
What kind of D/A 357 is it? Is the trigger face smooth & radiused, or is there an edge? It is a Taurus model 66. Hope the picture makes it viewable.  |
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Post by JM on Jan 12, 2017 22:46:38 GMT -5
Looks pretty smooth & radiused. I had one that was somewhat squared off on each side of the trigger face. I removed the trigger & used some emery cloth like a shoe-shine rag across the face to round off the sides. I then polished it with a felt wheel & polishing compound. That helped a lot.
The band-aid idea is probably best.
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Post by bradshaw on Jan 13, 2017 11:21:37 GMT -5
"I get blisters on the top of my trigger finger from contact with the upper curve of the trigger on certain guns. Hard kicking N frames do it to me all the time, as do 357 mag loads in lighter guns. I have a permanent scar on my finger from this.” ----358156hp
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358156hp.... without knowing whether trigger bite occurs in double action or single action fire, or both, nor knowing what sort of grip you shoot on your big bore N-frames, this may just be a stab in the dark. Most cases of “trigger bite” occur on recoil, even with some .22 pistols. Often it is associated with a sharp hole in the frame, exposed when the trigger is pulled. Curvature of the Smith & Wesson trigger isolates the finger of most shooters from upper frame contact, a feature absent on most Taurus DA’s I’ve handled. A grips which lowers your middle finger also raises the bore axis: such a grip may or may not help.
Your marksmanship deserves an answer. I could not live with a sidearm that punished me like that. I’d get it sorted out, even if it means shifting guns.
David Bradshaw
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Post by azshaun on Jan 13, 2017 11:41:03 GMT -5
That is exactly what happens to me. Single action I don't feel it. Dry firing either single or double action I don't feel it. Add in recoil and I feel it in double action. As I go up in recoil the more I feel it.
In the last year or so, I have been reading a lot about double action shooting, and learned that a high hold os best for controllability. Jerry Miculek recommended as high a grip as you can. So, I have been trying to do that. Even to the point where the webbing of my hand is on top of the bump. Putting the webbing just below helped a little but was still feeling it. I tried to change my finger control to apply pressure from the bottom of my finger, but in live recoil that proved unnatural and couldn't do it.
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Post by bradshaw on Jan 13, 2017 16:56:02 GMT -5
That is exactly what happens to me. Single action I don't feel it. Dry firing either single or double action I don't feel it. Add in recoil and I feel it in double action. As I go up in recoil the more I feel it. In the last year or so, I have been reading a lot about double action shooting, and learned that a high hold os best for controllability. Jerry Miculek recommended as high a grip as you can. So, I have been trying to do that. Even to the point where the webbing of my hand is on top of the bump. Putting the webbing just below helped a little but was still feeling it. I tried to change my finger control to apply pressure from the bottom of my finger, but in live recoil that proved unnatural and couldn't do it. ***** For speed shooting one seldom selects earthquake loads. In the North Country right about now you’ll want some brandy in your blood to shoot more than a cylinder with bare hands. Gloves are the ticket. The shooter must keep the web of his or her glove from grabbing the hammer spur, or blocking the hammer from reaching double action release. The choice is to barehand a cylinderful and be done, or to wear a glove and continue. Jerry Miculek has large hands, which large hands afford more latitude in grip selection than do small hands. The late Bill Jordan had huge hands, which verily swallowed the handle on his Model 19. Steve Herrett fashioned wrap-around stocks to Jordan’s liking. Very fast, but too generous on the wood for my hands. You have reached the stage of development where doctrine must yield to personal anatomy. Listen to your hand. Do not contort your finger to put strange pressure on the trigger. Get you hand lower and squeeze straight back to your eyeball. Squeeze and release with same smooth motion. There are accomplished double action sixgunners here who represent a spectrum of anatomies, and whose experience may help sort this out. If it turns out the gun and your hand do not get along, keep looking. David Bradshaw |
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Post by telebasher on Jan 13, 2017 19:06:22 GMT -5
I get a kick from watching Hickock 45 shooting the small Glocks and Rugers. They all but disapeer in his huge hands. LOL !! I sure wouldn't want him shooting at me !!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2017 19:29:13 GMT -5
I do run with a pretty high grip when shooting DA. I sold off my last N frame a couple of years back. I thought I was done with big bores, but now I know that's not the case and that there will be more coming home with me as finances allow.
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Post by jsh on Jan 27, 2017 19:12:12 GMT -5
Yes this is a bump of sorts as I don't want to see it drop way off into the abyss.
This thread should fall right in with the benchrest results.
The findings, input and result from even you worst outing could save some a lot of time, effort and cussing at some point.
Every time at the range on an at least semi serious note, one should gleen some minute amount of info.
Lol,maybe we could put the "wailing wall" here.
Heck I have ended up there and never signed up for it!! Lol
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Post by cherokeetracker on Jan 27, 2017 20:33:40 GMT -5
There are a lot of us on this forum who strongly urge guys to take up the art of bullet casting. Some of us talk about how much control we have over this or that and how rewarding the whole experience can be. Obviously we do our best to field questions when guys reach out to us on the forum as nobody understands how frustrated they can be as those of us who have been there and done that. Here, I am going to just point out a couple of things that I try to look out for and avoid at the same time. One of the things I am always telling the guys who still shoot traditional cast bullets with real bullet lube in the groove is to look at the muzzle of the sixgun. You should see a "star" of lubricant. This is very good. It tells you your bullet lube is making it all the way to the muzzle. Here is photo of the new custom Douglas barrel I installed on my .44 Magnum Bisley given to me by my buddy Jeff. I call it Hoover's Hammer. This is a good example of what you want to see.  Any suggestions when you have a blued gun? After shooting, I don't see this star. Maybe the light is not quite right. Oh and yes I was shooting cast. I wanted to give an update here. The Lube Star here is what I go on my blued Guns when I shot a few days ago. I was using different bullets in different guns. All were cast. In the SAA and Frontier was the Montana 260 grain. The Ruger BH in 357 Maximum was shooting Leadhead's 205grain no problems there, and the S&W was shooting Badmans Bullets in the 130 grain and had a very distinct lube star, on it's SS barrel. You just have to look closer on a blued barrel. Very little leading was in the barrels. I have had no lead before and I think that is best. I do know that it was lead since I did the "Chore Boy" scrub, and turned the pistol so that I could catch the lead Particles. I did not notice any in the S&W and the maximum had very very little. I sometimes think that the Colts barrels inside, could stand to be polished a little more.
Charles
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Post by lah on Jan 27, 2017 21:05:13 GMT -5
Ross also cast his own slugs except for competition, shooting a 225 gr. RN #425374 If memory serves he said this bullet had less bearing surface & was easier on the barrel. Here's one I use in my Blackhawk 45 ACP.  |
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Post by 2 Dogs on Apr 21, 2018 14:31:00 GMT -5
Going to bump this one to the top for the benefit of some the newer members.
Remember, if you have a question ASK US. We do not tolerate members who jump on guys who ask questions!!!!
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Post by Snyd on Apr 21, 2018 20:27:28 GMT -5
too bad lots of the pics are gone
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Post by bradshaw on Apr 22, 2018 8:01:54 GMT -5
Ross also cast his own slugs except for competition, shooting a 225 gr. RN #425374 If memory serves he said this bullet had less bearing surface & was easier on the barrel. Here's one I use in my Blackhawk 45 ACP. ***** “Less bearing surface, easier on the barrel...” I’d like to hear a plausible explanation, David Bradshaw |
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Post by lah on Apr 22, 2018 20:26:53 GMT -5
You might call Ross. If you catch him in the right mood he might explain it. I haven't a clue.
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Post by magpouch on May 2, 2018 19:44:08 GMT -5
I am quite certain I have not been casting bullets nearly as long as some of you folks. One tool I heard mentioned in this thread was the thermometer. I could not agree more. I find a thermometer is a very important item for my casting. I made many thousands of cast bullets with a cheap lee pot and a thermometer. Eventually I upgraded to an RCBS pot with a temp controller.  Please excuse the mess, I haven't cast anything for a bit.  The PID controller works SO well, I honestly can't imagine not having it. When I first got it I realized my old thermometer was off by over a hundred degrees!! This makes casting a lot easier. |
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